目录 Preface Chapter Ⅰ: The Expression of Individualities and Psychological Self Comfort——The Comparison of Historical Roles between Chinese and Western Paintings. The Carrier for Records of Human Events in Early Times - Rock and Cave Paintings Pottery Decoration and Decorations on Other Wares Paintings with Religious Themes Western Paintings from the Altar to a Mans World Chinese Paintings of Propaganda, Education and Sympathy
Chapter Ⅱ: The Directness of the Hunting Style and the Restraint of the Farming Style——A Comparison of Emotions between Chinese and Western Paintings. Directness and Restraint Sense and Sensibility Objective and Subjective Restriction and Opening
Chapter Ⅲ Express in a Flat Way and Place Feelings on the Landscape——A Comparison of the Tendency in Themes between Chinese and and Western Paintings Different Expressive Ways on Same Themes Narrative and Landscape Paintings
Chapter Ⅳ: Colours and Inks——A Comparison of Colour Cone pts and Usage between Chinese and Wesern Paintings Colours and Inks in Landscapes Colour Taboos in Painting Five-colour Inks
Chapter Ⅴ: Rich-colour Painting and Light Water-ink Painting——Arison of Skills between Chinese and Western Paintings Focus and Scattered-points Perspective Surface and Line Addition and Subtraction Abstraction, Generalization and Representation Parts and the Whole
Chapter Ⅵ:Dialectics between Motion and Rest——Comparison of Representational Forms between Chinese and Western Paintings Appendix: A Brief Introduction to Chinese and Western Painting Materials
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